Michelle has just discovered state statistics regarding the average length of stay in acute, short-term hospitals for appendectomy patients. She runs a report of patients having undergone an appendectomy in the past year at her hospital so she can compare her hospital's average length of stay to that of other hospitals in the state. What is Michelle doing?

Which of the following instructions should you give to a patient whom you are about to assist with administering epinephrine?

A) I am going to inject medication into your thigh. B) This is not pleasant tasting, but it is important that you drink all of it. C) Insert the mouthpiece and inhale deeply as you depress the canister. D) Open your mouth and lift your tongue so I can spray this medication under your tongue.

You are listening to two patrollers discuss the accident to which they just responded. Which of the following injuries would lead you to believe that one of the patients had suffered from traumatic asphyxia?

a. A chest wound that makes a sucking sound b. Abdominal bruising and distention c. Bluish discoloration of the neck and face d. A bilateral femur deformity